Western Michigan University Athletics

2006: Started in all 48 games at left field ... went 4-for-4 at the plate in the season opener against Samford (2/24) ... has nine multi-hit games ... is second on the team with 30 RBIs...leads the team with 23 doubles, 49 hits, .340 batting average and 87 total bases ... was MAC Player of the Week (2/27) ... Ranked second nationally with 0.48 doubles per game ... named Second-Team All-MAC ... hit .462 (6-for-13) to lead team at MAC Tournament ... hit walk-off double in eighth inning against Ohio (5/11) ... hit two doubles in 5-2 win over Eastern Michigan (5/11) ... hit eventual game-winning home run in MAC Tournament semifinal against Bowling Green (5/12) ... slugged 1.077 at MAC Tournament ... owns MAC single-season record for doubles (23) ...named to MAC All-Tournament Team ... led NCAA with 0.48 doubles per game.

2005: Started 29 games and played in a total of 39 games ... recorded first hit of the season against Texas A&M-CC (2/25) ... finished with a pair of multi-hit games versus Kent State (4/13) ... and Central Michigan (4/25) ... hit second career home run in a 4-3 loss at Akron (3/30) ... went 1-for-3 with a run scored in a 4-0 win over Buffalo in the First round of the MAC Tournament ... earned second letter.

2004:  MAC Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-MAC selection  ... named to league’s All-Tournament Team ... started 37 of the 45 games in which she appeared ... led the squad in batting average (.357) and on-base percentage (.402) ... second on the roster in doubles (8) ... ranked among the league leaders in conference batting average (.345, 12th) ... started season opener against Arizona State (2/12) in Bronco debut ... crossed the plate for the first time against Winthrop (2/29) ... first hit as a Bronco came against Illinois (3/4) ... hit a three-run round tripper at Marshall (3/27) for first RBI’s of the campaign ... that performance marked the start of a nine-game hitting streak ... 13-for-23 (.565) with six RBI and five doubles during that run ... collected two-hit games in consecutive outings against Oakland (3/30) and Notre Dame (4/1) ... 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored against Miami (4/7) ... posted two hits and scored a run against Bowling Green (4/9) to help earn 4-3 victory ... scored a pair of runs and drove in another in series finale against Eastern Michigan (4/18) ... concluded the four games of the MAC Tournament 6-for-11 with an RBI and a run scored ... earned first letter.

High School:  Three-year letterwinner at Canby High School in Canby, Ore. ... member of state championship squad as a sophomore ... the Cougars also claimed a pair of league titles during her tenure ... second team all-state as a senior after hitting .510 for the season ... also named first team all-conference ... collected a .419 batting average as a junior and was named honorable mention all-state and first team all-conference ... second team all-league in 2001 ... hit .312 that season ... had batting average of .642 as a member of the junior varsity squad in 2000 ... four-year member of the academic honor roll.

Personal:  Majoring in intergrated supply matrix management ... daughter of Kevin Strange and Jennifer Taylor ... born May 31, 1985 in Portland, Ore.